Trip down memory lane

[Sabever 0]

As I am excited for a fresh start I wanted to put my thoughts to paper (or pixels in this case).

 

I do not remember which patch I started playing on back in Vanilla, but I can say from the moment I logged in, I saw a world that would transform me for the better.  It was a world of fantasy where a game found a perfect area for cultivating relationships and server community.  As I leveled (which took me a long time), I met many people that I became very fond of, as well as many enemies that I knew on a name basis.

 

I became part of a guild where I was able to help guild mates and received more help than I deserved.  The journey never seemed like a grind, and was full of exciting new turns, dungeons, zones, enemies as well as player characters that I learned to loathe and friendships that still exist today.

 

When you try to explain these things to a retail player, they do not understand.  Yes the graphics were not as good.  Yes the game lacked convenience attributes.  Yes the game took a lot longer.  But some of these things made the game great.  I played for years, unsubbing over and over as I felt lost to the game that seemed to not exist any longer.

 

I think it finally hit me in WoD that the game was no longer an RPG, but instead it was just a video game.  WoW had devolved in the name of "making a better game".

 

Whenever the fresh start server starts up, I will be joining.  I look forward to playing on the Horde side.  Ganking alliance as well as getting ganked.  I look forward to the teamwork that a real RPG requires, as well as experiencing the amazing quests of yesteryear.

 

There are so many exciting places to see that I cannot actually type them into this window, but I hope to see you there.

[Revanent 1]

I started during TBC, cant remember when but i got lvl 70 during arena season 2. Leveing to 60 on Nost was a blast.  I like to strap my nostalgia goggles firmly on when playing this game. I like it that way.   ...happy place?

Edited December 14, 2016 by Revanent

[Vomit 0]

Slow and easy. Professions as you go, just like the first time. I started playing WoW the day it hit, and played it until 2-3 months into Cata. That was the xpac that killed it for me. No more social requirements. Simply sit in a que for a few minutes and no matter how you act, you will have a group for whatever you want.